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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Isaac a curator?
(a) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(b) The Museum of Modern Art.
(c) The Guggenheim Museum.
(d) The Whitney Museum.

2. Why does Abe ask whether he should come back, when he arrives at Amir and Emily’s apartment?
(a) Emily is covered in paint.
(b) Amir and Emily are squabbling.
(c) Amir is putting on pants.
(d) Amir has just broken a glass.

3. In the text Amir is reading in Scene Two, what did he say Imam Fareed had been denied?
(a) Humane treatment.
(b) Sanitary conditions.
(c) Legal counsel.
(d) Due process.

4. By what name does Amir call Abe?
(a) Hussein.
(b) Usama.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Tariq.

5. How old is Emily?
(a) Early 30s.
(b) Early 40s.
(c) Late 20s.
(d) Late 30s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amir say Emily should get to pose for this portrait?

2. What neighborhood is Amir and Emily’s apartment in?

3. How is Disgraced performed?

4. What are the aspects of Islam that Emily sees value in?

5. What season is Scene One set in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the archetype for Amir Kapoor’s character?

2. What is the importance of the statue of Siva on the mantelpiece?

3. What is the importance of Amir modeling for Emily in boxers below, and a fine shirt and suit jacket above?

4. What contradiction does Amir identify in Emily’s feelings about him and his responsibilities?

5. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

6. What is the juxtaposition we se, in the phone calls Amir takes, back-to-back, while Emily is painting him?

7. What is Amir’s relationship with the painting his wife’s painting is based on?

8. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?

9. What is the significance of the stage direction indicating that Amir speaks with a flawless accent?

10. What do we learn about Emily when Amir tells her that she should have her black Spanish boyfriend sit for her?

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